Blog – VC4A
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Entrepreneurship
Follow Friday: Technology hubs in Africa on Twitter
Twitter is our main source of news and updates and we like the many ‘who to follow’ lists. Every third Friday of the month
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Entrepreneurship
M-Kazi: Mobile job-search on basic phones in Kenya
Finding seed funding is one of the major problems African entrepreneurs face when they want to start a company. Nancy Wang and Lino Carcoforo
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Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital (VC): Impact on Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
Lack of information is one of the key challenges we face in SME development. At VC4Africa we run polls and conduct research from across
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Entrepreneurship
Village Telco: A WiFi-based mesh network that offers voice and data services anywhere
There is a thriving network of ventures on the VC4Africa website. From these exciting businesses we make a selection and we approach the entrepreneurs
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Case studies
Africa the rising giant, A profile on the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA)
The African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) is a not-for-profit entity founded to promote, develop and stimulate private equity and venture capital…
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Entrepreneurship
Crowdsourcing Africa’s tech hot-spots, 35 technology hubs mapped in 13 countries
In the past three years we have witnessed the rise of the African tech hub. Early models were Appfrica Labs in Kampala, Uganda and
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Case studies
Doing business in Africa, top contributors to VC4Africa’s Questions and Answers
VC4A Q&A is a collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by the VC4A community. Currently there are 103 published threads…
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Entrepreneurship
The future of a rich continent, what will Africa look like in 2050?
What will Africa look like in 2050? If we look at the positive trends we see taking root today just imagine what can be
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Case studies
VC4Africa crowdsources knowledge on African business
The Q&A on VC4Africa is a collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by the VC4A community. Together we are building a co…
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Entrepreneurship
US based investor seeks to expand seed stage investing in African tech and innovation
VC4Africa has a growing network of accredited investors that have premium access to VC4Africa listed ventures. We like to profile them from time to
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Entrepreneurship
Christof Henz, VerySol: “Solar energy solution for high fuel prices in Nigeria”
Recently we started the ‘VC4Africa Booster Program,’ a unique opportunity for a select number of VC4Africa registered ventures. As part of this progra…